Nigeria vs Zambia: Death rate from road injuries
Nigeria
17.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zambia
17.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nigeria rank
60th
Zambia rank
62nd
Death rate from road injuries over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 17.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.14 deaths per 100,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 60th and Zambia ranks 62nd of 194 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 16.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 16.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Nigeria or Zambia?
- Nigeria, at 17.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.14 deaths per 100,000 people in Zambia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
- Nigeria ranks 60th and Zambia ranks 62nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from road injuries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.